ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in total employment — Value by country
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour...
What the numbers show
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in total employment — Value is currently reported for 126 countries. The highest value is 63.4 % in United Republic of Tanzania; the lowest is 0.1 % in Singapore.
The median across all reporting countries is 8.4 %, and the mean is 15.07 %.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 634.
Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 102 fell. The largest increase was in United Arab Emirates (up 1,100.0%), and the largest decrease in Brunei Darussalam (down 92.5%).
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Republic of Tanzania | 63.4 % | 2024 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 1 | Mali | 61 % | 2023 | down 16.9% | rising |
| 1 | Côte d'Ivoire | 44.7 % | 2019 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 2 | Zambia | 60 % | 2024 | up 7.5% | falling |
| 2 | Republic of Moldova | 50.8 % | 2024 | down 13.6% | rising |
| 2 | Cabo Verde | 10.6 % | 2019 | down 47.3% | falling |
| 3 | Zimbabwe | 49 % | 2024 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 3 | Viet Nam | 24.7 % | 2024 | down 46.7% | falling |
| 4 | Angola | 46.6 % | 2024 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 4 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 23.2 % | 2024 | down 21.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Myanmar | 46.5 % | 2020 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 5 | Türkiye | 14.8 % | 2024 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 6 | Bangladesh | 44.7 % | 2024 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 6 | Syrian Arab Republic | 13.2 % | 2011 | down 55.7% | falling |
| 7 | Rwanda | 44.5 % | 2024 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 7 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 13.1 % | 2024 | down 22.5% | rising |
| 8 | Lesotho | 43.9 % | 2024 | up 47.3% | falling |
| 8 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 8 % | 2017 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 9 | India | 42.4 % | 2024 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 10 | Bhutan | 41.6 % | 2024 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 11 | Cambodia | 39.9 % | 2019 | up 20.2% | falling |
| 12 | Azerbaijan | 35.8 % | 2022 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 13 | Georgia | 35.4 % | 2024 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 14 | Pakistan | 34.4 % | 2025 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 15 | Albania | 32.3 % | 2023 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 15 | Ecuador | 32.3 % | 2025 | up 23.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Nicaragua | 31.7 % | 2012 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 18 | Armenia | 31.3 % | 2017 | down 14.2% | flat |
| 19 | Nigeria | 30.4 % | 2024 | — | falling |
| 20 | Samoa | 30 % | 2022 | up 4.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Morocco | 29.3 % | 2022 | down 25.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Botswana | 29.1 % | 2006 | up 92.7% | volatile |
| 23 | Thailand | 28.9 % | 2024 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 24 | Indonesia | 28.8 % | 2023 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 25 | Fiji | 28.6 % | 2024 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 26 | Senegal | 27.4 % | 2024 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 27 | Sri Lanka | 26.1 % | 2023 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 28 | Peru | 23.4 % | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Mongolia | 23.3 % | 2024 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 30 | China, mainland | 22.8 % | 2023 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 31 | Namibia | 22.7 % | 2018 | up 39.3% | falling |
| 32 | Philippines | 21.7 % | 2023 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 33 | El Salvador | 21.6 % | 2011 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 34 | Guatemala | 20.5 % | 2024 | down 34.9% | falling |
| 35 | Cuba | 18.9 % | 2014 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 36 | Serbia | 18.6 % | 2024 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 37 | Egypt | 17.1 % | 2024 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 38 | Belize | 16.8 % | 2019 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 38 | Kyrgyzstan | 16.8 % | 2023 | down 42.7% | falling |
| 40 | Panama | 16.4 % | 2024 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 41 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 15.8 % | 2024 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 42 | Colombia | 14.2 % | 2025 | down 12.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Ukraine | 14.1 % | 2021 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 44 | Jamaica | 13.9 % | 2023 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 45 | Tunisia | 12.8 % | 2023 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 46 | Kazakhstan | 12.4 % | 2022 | down 51.4% | falling |
| 47 | Romania | 11.3 % | 2024 | down 60.1% | falling |
| 48 | Mexico | 11.2 % | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 49 | Greece | 11 % | 2024 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 50 | Costa Rica | 10.8 % | 2025 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 51 | Algeria | 10.1 % | 2017 | down 51.2% | falling |
| 52 | Malaysia | 10 % | 2022 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 53 | Belarus | 9.9 % | 2024 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 54 | North Macedonia | 8.7 % | 2024 | down 53.0% | falling |
| 55 | Uruguay | 8.1 % | 2024 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 56 | Saint Lucia | 7.8 % | 2024 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 57 | Grenada | 7.3 % | 2023 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 58 | Dominican Republic | 7.2 % | 2024 | down 36.3% | falling |
| 59 | Poland | 7 % | 2024 | down 38.6% | falling |
| 60 | Palestine, State of | 6.6 % | 2025 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 61 | Latvia | 6.5 % | 2024 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 62 | Chile | 6 % | 2025 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 63 | New Zealand | 5.5 % | 2025 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 64 | South Africa | 5.4 % | 2024 | up 17.4% | falling |
| 65 | Mauritius | 5.2 % | 2024 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 66 | Bulgaria | 5.1 % | 2024 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 66 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5.1 % | 2024 | up 41.7% | volatile |
| 68 | Russian Federation | 5 % | 2024 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 69 | Lithuania | 4.8 % | 2024 | down 47.8% | falling |
| 69 | Republic of Korea | 4.8 % | 2025 | down 5.9% | volatile |
| 69 | China, Taiwan Province of | 4.8 % | 2020 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 72 | Croatia | 4.5 % | 2024 | down 51.6% | falling |
| 73 | Montenegro | 4.3 % | 2024 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 74 | Hungary | 4.2 % | 2024 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 75 | Ireland | 3.8 % | 2024 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 75 | Slovenia | 3.8 % | 2024 | down 60.4% | falling |
| 77 | Iceland | 3.7 % | 2024 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 78 | Spain | 3.4 % | 2025 | down 15.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Italy | 3.4 % | 2024 | down 5.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Finland | 3.3 % | 2024 | down 19.5% | volatile |
| 80 | Jordan | 3.3 % | 2023 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 82 | Estonia | 3.1 % | 2024 | down 20.5% | volatile |
| 83 | Czechia | 3 % | 2024 | up 11.1% | falling |
| 84 | Austria | 2.8 % | 2024 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 85 | Japan | 2.7 % | 2025 | down 22.9% | volatile |
| 86 | Norway | 2.4 % | 2024 | up 9.1% | volatile |
| 86 | Portugal | 2.4 % | 2025 | down 68.4% | volatile |
| 88 | Switzerland | 2.3 % | 2024 | down 34.3% | falling |
| 88 | France | 2.3 % | 2024 | down 17.9% | volatile |
| 88 | Suriname | 2.3 % | 2015 | — | falling |
| 91 | Cyprus | 2.2 % | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 91 | Slovakia | 2.2 % | 2024 | down 31.2% | volatile |
| 93 | Australia | 2 % | 2025 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 94 | Sweden | 1.8 % | 2024 | down 10.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Denmark | 1.7 % | 2024 | down 32.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Qatar | 1.7 % | 2022 | up 21.4% | falling |
| 97 | Puerto Rico | 1.6 % | 2011 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 1.6 % | 2024 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 99 | Seychelles | 1.5 % | 2024 | down 58.3% | falling |
| 100 | Barbados | 1.4 % | 2023 | down 51.7% | falling |
| 101 | United Arab Emirates | 1.2 % | 2024 | up 1,100.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1.2 % | 2008 | down 47.8% | falling |
| 103 | Canada | 1.1 % | 2025 | down 31.2% | volatile |
| 103 | Germany | 1.1 % | 2024 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 105 | Luxembourg | 1 % | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 106 | Belgium | 0.9 % | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 106 | Bahamas | 0.9 % | 2019 | down 69.0% | falling |
| 106 | Malta | 0.9 % | 2024 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 106 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.9 % | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 110 | Israel | 0.8 % | 2024 | down 27.3% | volatile |
| 110 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.8 % | 2024 | down 92.5% | volatile |
| 112 | Argentina | 0.6 % | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 112 | Cayman Islands | 0.6 % | 2015 | down 64.7% | volatile |
| 114 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0.2 % | 2008 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 114 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 0.2 % | 2013 | down 77.8% | rising |
| 116 | Singapore | 0.1 % | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- United States of America 1.5 %
About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.